The Johnny Ludvigsson Childhood Diabetes Fund Prize for Young Childhood Diabetes Researchers in Sweden is awarded to Joey Lau Börjesson. Joey is awarded the prize of 50,000 SEK for her research on transplanted insulin-producing cells.

Gustaf Christoffersson, Department of Medical Cell Biology, is awarded the Gustafsson Prize to Young Scientists in 2018.The prize awarded to researchers younger than 37 years consists of a research grant of SEK 2.5 million over three years.